Photo: Rick Clifford Merpire has announced her second album, ‘Milk Pool’‘, to be released on 4th July. The new single from it is ‘Bigger’ and you can check out the video below. Co-produced with London-based James Dring (Nilüfer Yanya, Genesis Owusu, Porches), this one is well worth checking out for indie-rock fans.
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Canadian rock band, The Beaches, have had a great couple of years. Their anthemic hit ‘Blame Brett’ exploded on TikTok and pushed them into bigger rooms. We caught the band’s Bristol show as part of their 2024 tour and you can check out our review here The band have now shared details of their third […]
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It’s hard to believe but Everything Everything‘s third album, ‘Get to Heaven’, turns 10 years old this year. Released in 2015, the album reached Number 7 in the UK album charts and is regarded by many as their best record. The critically acclaimed album achieved silver status for selling more than 60,000 copies in the […]
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Obongjayar will release his second album, ‘Paradise Now’, on 30 May. The album follows his excellent 2022 debut, ‘Some Nights I Dream of Doors’. Since then, he’s enjoyed increased mainstream success thanks to collaborations with Fred again.. and Little Simz. The latest track to be taken from the new album is ‘Sweet Danger’ and you […]
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Bristol really is producing some of the best bands in the country right now. Oswald Slain are another band from Bristol and their debut EP, ‘Kiss Me on the Mouth’, is due for release on 16th April 2025. The EP’s most recent single ‘Sean Paul’ was released on March 27th 2025. Check it out below:
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2000 Trees Festival always offers a stacked line up and 2025 is no exception. They have announced another 35 bands for this year’s bill. Hot Milk will headline the Forest Stage on Wednesday for those who have limited early entry tickets. Twin Atlantic, who previously headlined the main stage, will headline the Axiom on Thursday. […]
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AJ Tracey returns with this third studio album, ‘Don’t Die Before You’re Dead’, on 13th June. Ahead of that, he will play a string of very intimate dates. Venues including Bristol’s Exchange and Birmingham’s Hare and Hounds range from 100 to 400 capacity and he has kept ticket prices at a very reasonable £20. The […]
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Wet Leg are back. The band played a pair of not-so-secret shows under the name Uma Thurman. Today, they have shared their new single ‘Catch These Fists’. Watch the video below: The infectious single is the first to be taken from their upcoming second LP, ‘Moisturizer’, which is due to be released on July 11. […]
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Noah Kahan is headlining BST’s Hyde Park this year on Friday 4th July and they have just announced a bunch of special guests for the show. We already knew that Gracie Abrams would be joining him. Both Noah and Gracie will be playing Glastonbury the weekend before. BST have now unveiled support acts Finneas, Gigi Perez, Paris Paloma, […]
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Folk singer-songwriter, Nadia Reid, is touring in support of her fourth album, ‘Enter Now Brightness’ which was released earlier this year. The stop at Strange Brew comes two years after she was last in Bristol, road-testing some of these songs at Crofters Rights. That 2023 performance was solo acoustic but this time the singer has […]
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